Bhutan

Extreme heat occurrence worldwide has increased in the past decades. At the same time, many cities are facing severe air pollution problems featuring high‐PM episodes (high concentration of particulate matter due to various sources) that last from days to

WFP participated in a seminar on climate change induced risks and vulnerabilities of Glacial Lake Outbursts Floods (GLOF) organized by the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology in collaboration with local government and funded by UNDP. The

Bhutan is vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, including floods, earthquakes and landslides.
The World Food Programme is working closely with the Government of Bhutan to prepare for and respond to disasters and support families to improve their

This paper is part of a series of four urban policy notes that identify emergent challenges to Bhutan’s increasing urbanization and its ramifications for growth, livability, and sustainability in line with the directives of the 12th Five-Year Plan for

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established to support developing countries to take ambitious action on climate change. The flow of climate finance from industrialised to developing countries, particularly via the GCF, is a crucial component of

This manual contains details about the most common non-structural hazards found on Bhutan's school premises, and has provided guidance on the mitigation of these hazards. School staff members can adopt most of the mitigation solutions mentioned in the

South Asia is vulnerable to a variety of hydrometeorological hazards, which are often cross-boundary in nature. Climate change is expected to influence many of these hazards. Thus, climate-related risks over South Asia make disaster risk reduction (DRR)